controller
an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
a person who regulates, directs, or restrains.
British Aeronautics. a dispatcher.
a regulating mechanism; governor.
Also called control unit, processor .Computers. the key component of a device, as a terminal, printer, or external storage unit, that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute instructions fed into the device.
Digital Technology. a remote piece of hardware used to direct or control an electronic device: a video game controller.
Origin of controller
1Other words from controller
- con·trol·ler·ship, noun
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How to use controller in a sentence
Padded armrests are important, as controllers usually force your arms to be extended outward.
Amid poor weather and low clouds, Zobayan had to get permission from air traffic controllers to pass through airspace with lower visibility than regulations typically allow.
The brain contains a controller that determines how the robot moves, interpreting sensory information from the environment and translating this into motor controls.
We’re Teaching Robots to Evolve Autonomously—So They Can Adapt to Life Alone on Distant Planets | Emma Hart | February 4, 2021 | Singularity HubPre-rendered cinematic scenes have also been upgraded, and controller support has been added to the PC edition.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition 4K remaster coming May 14 | Kate Cox | February 2, 2021 | Ars TechnicaRather than leaving the scene untouched for safety investigators, a traffic controller at the rail yard told a train operator to move the trains off the track.
Metrorail system still has work to do on safety, board says | Justin George | January 27, 2021 | Washington Post
Your controller, however, vibrates heavily with each movement.
I Felt Like Showering After the First-Person Sex in ‘Grand Theft Auto’ | Alec Kubas-Meyer | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA controller is the least effective way to control the game.
On the other hand, the Xbox One controller is nearly perfect.
It started from an already-excellent template (the Xbox 360 controller) and improved on it in almost every way.
Whenever the motors kick in, a high-pitched whirring sound emanates from the controller, which is a major distraction.
Xbox One Review: Big Brother Is Watching You | Alec Kubas-Meyer | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTObeying the urgent appeals of the Food controller, the littlest boys decided to go into sheep-raising.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurThe remarks that they make in hog language about the Food controller on this farm would not look well in print.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurShe also announces that she is food controller for her family and doesn't care a "woof" for regulations that are made at Ottawa.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurIt is the justification, and ought to be the controller, of all ends, but is not itself the sole end.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillI can remember distinctly that my father was a controller, Third Class.
The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley
British Dictionary definitions for controller
/ (kənˈtrəʊlə) /
a person who directs, regulates, or restrains
Also called: comptroller a business executive or government officer who is responsible for financial planning, control, etc
the equipment concerned with controlling the operation of an electrical device
Derived forms of controller
- controllership, noun
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